Framing battles in public health illustrate the tension in our society between individual
freedom and collective responsibility. This article describes how two frames, market justice …

When corporations claim the same citizenship rights as human citizens, they exercise an
undue influence on health policy and democratic processes. Surprisingly, the same basic …

Media advocacy blends communications, science, politics, and advocacy to advance public
health goals. In this article, we explain how media advocacy supports the social justice …

PART 1: 10 QUESTIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES Most fields of public health
have objectives that are highly contested by opponents. Opposition can come from …

We trace the development of the concept of the corporate determinants of health. We argue
that these determinants are predicated on the unchecked power of corporations and that the …

The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists,
health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. Stakeholders in …

A pressing concern in contemporary health policy is whether the medical profession's
mandate to take care of clients has been undermined by the influx of money into health care …

The ethical dimensions of health communicators' interventions and campaigns are brought
into question in this thought-provoking book. Examining the efforts to effect behavior change …

Background Media representations play a crucial role in informing public and policy
opinions about the causes of, and solutions to, ill-health. This paper reviews studies …

One of the earliest critical essays to appear in the pages of Health Communication was an
article written by the scholar Deborah Lupton in 1994, titled “Toward the Development of a …